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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 63. <br></br> Medical decisions at the hearing level or above, by year of application and program, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="2">Year</th>
<th colspan="3">All decisions</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for Social Security only</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for both Social Security and SSI</th>
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<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a,b</sup> (percent)</th>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">       1,719</td>
<td class="r data">       1,419</td>
<td class="r data">    82.5</td>
<td class="r data">       1,467</td>
<td class="r data">       1,232</td>
<td class="r data">    84.0</td>
<td class="r data">         252</td>
<td class="r data">         187</td>
<td class="r data">    74.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">       1,831</td>
<td class="r data">       1,505</td>
<td class="r data">    82.2</td>
<td class="r data">       1,575</td>
<td class="r data">       1,323</td>
<td class="r data">    84.0</td>
<td class="r data">         256</td>
<td class="r data">         182</td>
<td class="r data">    71.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">       2,496</td>
<td class="r data">       2,012</td>
<td class="r data">    80.6</td>
<td class="r data">       2,175</td>
<td class="r data">       1,787</td>
<td class="r data">    82.2</td>
<td class="r data">         321</td>
<td class="r data">         225</td>
<td class="r data">    70.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">       2,708</td>
<td class="r data">       2,060</td>
<td class="r data">    76.1</td>
<td class="r data">       2,350</td>
<td class="r data">       1,841</td>
<td class="r data">    78.3</td>
<td class="r data">         358</td>
<td class="r data">         219</td>
<td class="r data">    61.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">       2,714</td>
<td class="r data">       1,908</td>
<td class="r data">    70.3</td>
<td class="r data">       2,358</td>
<td class="r data">       1,700</td>
<td class="r data">    72.1</td>
<td class="r data">         356</td>
<td class="r data">         208</td>
<td class="r data">    58.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">       2,970</td>
<td class="r data">       1,983</td>
<td class="r data">    66.8</td>
<td class="r data">       2,585</td>
<td class="r data">       1,765</td>
<td class="r data">    68.3</td>
<td class="r data">         385</td>
<td class="r data">         218</td>
<td class="r data">    56.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">       2,854</td>
<td class="r data">       1,944</td>
<td class="r data">    68.1</td>
<td class="r data">       2,532</td>
<td class="r data">       1,764</td>
<td class="r data">    69.7</td>
<td class="r data">         322</td>
<td class="r data">         180</td>
<td class="r data">    55.9</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">       2,460</td>
<td class="r data">       1,696</td>
<td class="r data">    68.9</td>
<td class="r data">       2,184</td>
<td class="r data">       1,533</td>
<td class="r data">    70.2</td>
<td class="r data">         276</td>
<td class="r data">         163</td>
<td class="r data">    59.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">       1,151</td>
<td class="r data">         824</td>
<td class="r data">    71.6</td>
<td class="r data">       1,042</td>
<td class="r data">         764</td>
<td class="r data">    73.3</td>
<td class="r data">         109</td>
<td class="r data">          60</td>
<td class="r data">    55.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         195</td>
<td class="r data">         142</td>
<td class="r data">    72.8</td>
<td class="r data">         183</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">       1,706</td>
<td class="r data">       1,414</td>
<td class="r data">    82.9</td>
<td class="r data">       1,460</td>
<td class="r data">       1,229</td>
<td class="r data">    84.2</td>
<td class="r data">         246</td>
<td class="r data">         185</td>
<td class="r data">    75.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">       1,819</td>
<td class="r data">       1,502</td>
<td class="r data">    82.6</td>
<td class="r data">       1,570</td>
<td class="r data">       1,321</td>
<td class="r data">    84.1</td>
<td class="r data">         249</td>
<td class="r data">         181</td>
<td class="r data">    72.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">       2,474</td>
<td class="r data">       2,003</td>
<td class="r data">    81.0</td>
<td class="r data">       2,162</td>
<td class="r data">       1,780</td>
<td class="r data">    82.3</td>
<td class="r data">         312</td>
<td class="r data">         223</td>
<td class="r data">    71.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">       2,685</td>
<td class="r data">       2,052</td>
<td class="r data">    76.4</td>
<td class="r data">       2,335</td>
<td class="r data">       1,834</td>
<td class="r data">    78.5</td>
<td class="r data">         350</td>
<td class="r data">         218</td>
<td class="r data">    62.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">       2,697</td>
<td class="r data">       1,899</td>
<td class="r data">    70.4</td>
<td class="r data">       2,348</td>
<td class="r data">       1,693</td>
<td class="r data">    72.1</td>
<td class="r data">         349</td>
<td class="r data">         206</td>
<td class="r data">    59.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">       2,948</td>
<td class="r data">       1,975</td>
<td class="r data">    67.0</td>
<td class="r data">       2,572</td>
<td class="r data">       1,759</td>
<td class="r data">    68.4</td>
<td class="r data">         376</td>
<td class="r data">         216</td>
<td class="r data">    57.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">       2,838</td>
<td class="r data">       1,934</td>
<td class="r data">    68.1</td>
<td class="r data">       2,519</td>
<td class="r data">       1,757</td>
<td class="r data">    69.7</td>
<td class="r data">         319</td>
<td class="r data">         177</td>
<td class="r data">    55.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">       2,447</td>
<td class="r data">       1,688</td>
<td class="r data">    69.0</td>
<td class="r data">       2,179</td>
<td class="r data">       1,530</td>
<td class="r data">    70.2</td>
<td class="r data">         268</td>
<td class="r data">         158</td>
<td class="r data">    59.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">       1,143</td>
<td class="r data">         820</td>
<td class="r data">    71.7</td>
<td class="r data">       1,036</td>
<td class="r data">         762</td>
<td class="r data">    73.6</td>
<td class="r data">         107</td>
<td class="r data">          58</td>
<td class="r data">    54.2</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         193</td>
<td class="r data">         142</td>
<td class="r data">    73.6</td>
<td class="r data">         182</td>
<td class="r data">         135</td>
<td class="r data">    74.2</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">    63.6</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
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<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">          14</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">    28.6</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">          16</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">    37.5</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">    40.0</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">    66.7</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">    58.3</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">    70.0</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">    57.1</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">    62.5</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">    71.4</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">    41.7</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data are current through July 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the allowance rate will change over time. <br></br> Applications with a medical decision may be pending a final nonmedical decision or be subsequently denied for nonmedical reasons. <br></br> A revised process was introduced on October 1, 1999, in 10 states, under which initial denials could be appealed directly to the hearing level without a reconsideration. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> SSI = Supplemental Security Income. <br></br> a. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> b. Rate for the Social Security portion only. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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